The Southern Biscuit Company, also known as FFV and Interbake, was founded in Richmond
in 1899. The company building dates to 1927 and served
Southern Biscuit until
it relocated its cookie-and-cracker production elsewhere in 2006.
The building is
an excellent example of industrial design by Francisco & Jacobus, a successful New
York firm. Sourthern Biscuit Co. was best known for its shortbread as well as its chocolate-covered
cookies, and in the 1930s it became the first company to produce the Girl Scouts
of America’s now-famous cookies.
The company sign and the water tower atop the
building are contributing structures to the building's
listing in the Virginia Landmarks Register.